Immunoassay in food safety applications

AE Pohland, MW Trucksess, SW Page. Immunoassays in food safety applications developments and... 

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Actual and perceived food safety concerns have necessitated an increase in the monitoring of foods for such natural contaminants as aflatoxins and for residues of pesticides. Immunoassays can provide rapid, simple, and relatively inexpensive methods for the detection of analytes with specificity and with sensitivities directed at the levels of concern. Particularly for aflatoxins, they are rapidly assuming a significant role in the monitoring of foods. However, the misuse of these techniques can potentially compromise any food safety improvement that may result from increased surveillance. Experiences of the Division of Contaminants Chemistry in the development, validation, and applications of immunoassays for natural toxins is discussed. 

V. Lopez-Avila, C. Charan, J. Van Emon, Supercritical Eluid Extraction-Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay Applications for Determination of Pesticides in Soil and Eood , in Immunoassays for Residue Analysis Food Safety, eds. R.C. Beier, L.H. Stanker, ACS Symposinm Series 621, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 439-449,1996. 

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